Wayne and Coleen Rooney have revealed they have been open with their older children about their father’s previous headline-making scandals.
The couple, both 40, who are set to give fans an insight into their family life in a new fly-on-the-wall Disney+ show, shared how open they have been with their sons.
They are parents to Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, eight, who they say they have been ‘straight up with’, if they ever have any difficult questions.
The biggest scandal to hit the couple was during Coleen’s first pregnancy, when escort Jennifer Thompson alleged that she had a relationship with Wayne.
It was subsequently reported that Wayne also paid for a threesome involving Thompson and another escort, Helen Wood.
In 2017, Wayne was caught up in another scandal when he was arrested for drink-driving after leaving a nightclub with Laura Simpson and being found driving her car. Simpson said they had kissed and cuddled but denied that they had sex.
Wayne and Coleen Rooney have revealed they have been open with their older children about their father’s previous headline-making scandals
They are parents to Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, eight, who they say they have been ‘straight up with’, if they ever have any difficult questions
While they may be awkward conversations to have, Wayne and Coleen have chosen to address past events that are out in the public domain.
Wayne told The Guardian: ‘We’ve spoken to our kids about lots of things, because there have been things in the newspaper that I’ve done that they’re going to see.’
Coleen added: ‘If our kids ask us questions we’re straight with them. Obviously not when they were little, but as they’ve been growing up we’ve dealt with things and said “This is wrong, you should never do this, but things do happen”.
Coleen recently spoke about how she believes some couples give up on their relationships too easily as she weighed in on the cheating scandals that have dogged her marriage.
She discussed how they managed to weather several media storms after Wayne’s infidelities were made public.
Coleen admitted she believes people can be too quick to call it quits, whereas she and Wayne have taken the time to work out their issues.
As well as their commitment to working on their marriage, the mother of four said that there is still an undeniable connection and love between them.
She told OK! magazine: ‘The main thing is love has always been there. People are too quick to give up on working at things, too vocal in the moment and saying “right that’s enough.” What we’ve done is actually talked and tried to work things out.
Coleen has said she thinks some couples give up on their relationships too easily as she weighed in on the cheating scandals that have dogged her marriage
‘We still love each other, we’ve still got a connection, we’ve still got feelings. We’ve done well, I think. And the biggest thing we’ve done well is actually dealing with our relationship with the world looking in on us. People have been so vocal about our marriage and we’ve dealt with it behind closed doors.’
But rather than professing they finally have the secret to the perfect relationship, Wayne admitted that he is sure they will face other hurdles in the future.
He said: ‘Are we going to have tough moments in the future? Of course, every married couple has that. But I think most importantly when you sit down and look back, we’ve had great moments and we’ve still got so much of our life to live together with our children, hopefully with their children, and us as grandparents as well.’
Wayne has been candid about his infidelity and has previously told how before they married he visited brothels as a teenager and paid for sex and described his behaviour at the time as foolish and immature.
But with Wayne’s indiscretions firmly in the past, the family are looking forward to the future and the release of their £10million fly-on-the-wall documentary.
The 10-part series is set to air on September 24, with cameras invited inside their £20million super-mansion in Cheshire.
The Real Rooneys will follow Wayne as he steps away from football management and swaps the touchline for school runs, while Coleen capitalises on the success of her I’m A Celebrity stint.
Their four sons: Kai, 16, Kit, 10, Klay, 13, and Cass, eight, also star
The teaser started with Wayne joking: ‘This is my series,’ to which Coleen hit back: ‘Are you glad that I let you come on?’
Keeping up the banter, Wayne replied: ‘Oh, here we go. Get over it!’
As their four boys piled onto the sofa, the WAG added: ‘It’s hectic, it’s mad. Not much peace and quiet around here.
‘No one knows the real Rooneys’.
A synopsis for the show reads: ‘With unprecedented access, we follow the family through the highs and lows of married life, raising four lively boys, and supporting eldest son Kai as he pursues his own footballing dream.
‘Along the way come surprising personal revelations, career-defining moments, lavish celebrations and unforgettable family holidays. From their Cheshire home to the beaches of Barbados and the snowy Alps, this is Britain’s most famous and private family as never seen before: warm, funny and authentic.’
Kai is eligible for a professional contract at Manchester United next season after earning his first scholarship.
Earlier in March, the Man United starlet signed with super agent Triple S Sports as he took a huge step forward in his youth career.
Disney+ and Amazon had a bidding war for months to have the rights for the show, with Disney+ winning the race with the massive £10million fee.
Sources close to the project say Coleen will be paid £5million with the remainder going to production company Lorton Entertainment, which made her previous show, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story.
The show will follow Wayne as he steps away from football management and swaps the touchline for school runs, while Coleen captilises on the success of her I’m A Celebrity stint
The Real Rooneys premieres on September 24, exclusively on Disney+
One insider said: ‘It has taken months of bidding against one another. The money has gone up and up and has got to £10 million, which is way higher than was first imagined, but Coleen is very much in demand.
‘Both streamers were aware of the viewing public’s appetite for the inside track on footballers’ home lives.
‘The Beckhams documentary was the most-watched show on Netflix in the UK last year, and has racked up more than 200 million hours of viewing time globally.
‘Coleen is loved by the British public, especially since she played a blinder on I’m A Celeb. It wasn’t surprising that Disney and Amazon wanted it and went head to head.
‘It will make for compulsive viewing. It won’t just feature Coleen but Wayne and their children, too.
‘It might be expensive, but the view is that it will be worth every penny.’
Coleen’s success stands in stark contrast to a similar project involving her arch foe, fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy.
Coleen defeated Rebekah, wife of former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, in her ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial in 2022, leaving Rebekah with a £3million legal bill.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal Rebekah has been quietly filming a pilot for a reality show with Freeview channel, W.
However, industry sources say TV executives ‘were not exactly enthralled’ by the results.
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